From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

During the rest of the journey, the Chen family's convoy encountered no further danger and successfully arrived at Ping'an Town.

Ping'an Town, though called a town, is actually almost like a city.

Outside Ping'an Town, there are more than a dozen villages that cultivate a large amount of farmland for the town.

These villages, each with a population of several hundred, are considered auxiliary villages.

Chenjia Village used to be an affiliated village, but later a powerful expert at the Bone Forging Realm emerged from the village, which qualified him to leave the town and establish an independent large village.

If a martial artist at the Blood Transformation Realm appears in a large village, there is a chance to develop the village into a town.

Ping'an Town used to be just a village called Ping'an Village, which gradually developed into a town.

Ping'an Town has a city wall, a dark blue-green wall more than five meters high, with withered vines covering its surface, showing signs of time.

At the city gate, a squad of soldiers stood guard.

They maintained order and collected entrance fees.

Many people waited outside the city gate, ready to enter the city.

These people are all farmers from the surrounding villages.

Some went to the city to visit relatives, while others brought various items to sell for money.

The guards charged these people only one coin as an entrance fee.

Even so, some farmers still secretly complained that it was too expensive.

After all, the income from farming is not much, and every penny must be carefully calculated.

But when they got to Chen Xun and his group...

Chen Xun's astonishing eyesight allowed him to see the obvious joy on the faces of the guards.

As expected, the Chen family's convoy was charged a hefty entry fee.

One tael of silver is charged for one oxcart, so twenty oxcarts would cost twenty taels.

This is equivalent to the total entry fee collected from 20,000 ordinary people.

Chen Long waved his hand, and the steward readily paid the city entrance fee.

Thus, the Chen family's convoy successfully entered Ping'an Town.

As soon as you enter, you can hear all sorts of lively sounds.

Facing the city gate is a long street, nearly ten meters wide, wide enough to accommodate four or five horse-drawn carriages traveling together.

The long street was teeming with pedestrians.

Both sides of the street are lined with all kinds of shops.

This is the largest street in Ping'an Town, named Ping'an Street.

Ping'an Street serves as the dividing line, dividing the entire Ping'an Town into two halves.

Half of it is Song District, and the other half is Zhang District.

Most of the residents in Songqu are surnamed Song.

Similarly, most of the residents in Zhang District share the surname Zhang.

These two prominent families, the Song and Zhang, were the founders of Ping'an Town.

The two clans originally belonged to two different villages. Later, both villages produced a blood transfusion expert at the same time, and they were a man and a woman, who came together by fate.

Later, the couple joined forces and established Ping'an Town.

The reason they were named this is because their eldest son was named Song Ping'an.

At the same time, they also hope that everyone living in Ping'an Town will be safe and sound.

After that, the two villages of Song and Zhang were naturally integrated into Ping'an Town.

At first, things were relatively harmonious, but after the couple died, conflicts began to emerge.

A century later, they have almost reached the point of irreconcilable conflict.

The Song family in Song District established a medicine gang.

The Zhang family in Zhang District then established the Blood Hand Gang.

The two gangs represent the will of two families.

The gang leader is also a core member of both families, and his status is no less than that of the family heads.

The Chen family's motorcade was very conspicuous, attracting the attention of many people as soon as it arrived on Ping'an Street.

Of course, most people don't know the history of this team.

Only a few people, upon seeing the Chen family's convoy arrive intact, immediately changed their expressions and hurriedly left, clearly to deliver the message.

Chen Xun noticed this detail, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

Subsequently, the Chen family's convoy drove along a small street extending from Ping'an Street into Song District.

There were many vendors setting up stalls on the small street, and the convoy moved slowly through the rather crowded streets.

The large convoy attracted a lot of children who circled around the oxcarts.

There were also vendors who shouted loudly as the convoy passed by, trying to attract the convoy's passengers to buy something.

Such methods are simple and unpretentious, yet quite effective.

Chen Xun bought several meat-filled steamed buns when he passed by a stall selling them.

He was also hungry, and the stall owner was a very short man.

Chen Xun felt a strange sense of sympathy for the other party, so he patronized their business.

Chen Xun gave one of the steamed buns he bought to the coachman and Chen Xu, who were standing next to him.

Thanks.

Chen thanked him, then tore off a large piece, mumbling, "It tastes good."

Seeing this, Chen Xun smiled and started eating as well.

I had just finished eating one when I heard someone shout, "Stop thief! There's a thief!"

Before Chen Xun could finish his second bite, the thief was caught.

The thief was then handed over to the Song District security team.

Ping'an Town has no government offices; it is entirely self-governing.

Since ancient times, imperial power has not extended to rural towns.

Only in county towns could there be a complete set of government offices, which were the cornerstone for maintaining the operation of the imperial court.

No matter how chaotic the towns and villages under the county seat are, as long as the county seat itself remains stable, it's not a big deal for the imperial court.

Gradually, the convoy ventured deeper into the Song District and arrived in front of a large mansion.

The plaque above the main gate of the house reads two large characters: Medicine Gang.

This is the headquarters of the Medicine Gang.

As soon as the Chen family's convoy arrived, the gate was immediately opened, and Chen Long was invited inside. Members of the Medicine Gang came out one after another to hand over the cartloads of medicinal herbs.

The Chen family warriors and their drivers were also taken by the Medicine Gang members to a large reception room to rest.

There are drinks, entertainment facilities, and several waitresses to serve you; it's quite comprehensive.

Among the recreational facilities, there is a type of leaf card game.

Many of the Chen family martial artists began to arrange to play cards together.

Chen Xun was also invited, but he declined.

He poured himself a glass of water, drank it, and then sat on a recliner, closing his eyes and pretending to doze off.

The previous battle, coupled with the long journey, had left him somewhat exhausted.

He closed his eyes and fell asleep almost immediately.

Midway through, someone tried to find him, but Chen Hu stopped them.

"Chen Xun is tired, let him rest."

Chen Hu stayed by Chen Xun's side.

Chen Xun awoke from his deep sleep, not knowing how much time had passed.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Chen Hu standing guard to his side.

"Thanks, Tiger."

"We're all brothers, no need for thanks."

"By the way, Tiger, how long did I sleep?"

"I didn't sleep for long, only about half an hour."

"Has Brother Long not returned yet?"

Chen Xun looked around the reception room but did not see Chen Long.

"Not yet." Chen Hu shook his head.

"Tiger, are we going straight back later?"

"I won't go back immediately. I'll stay in Ping'an Town for at least one night before heading back, since it's already late and traveling at night is very dangerous."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun nodded.

The two then started chatting.

Chen Hu talked about things related to Ping'an Town, while Chen Xun listened quietly, occasionally asking one or two questions.

From Chen Hu's words, Chen Xun gradually gained a general impression of Ping'an Town.

The entire Ping'an Town has a permanent population of approximately 50,000.

The population in Song District is larger because the rules there are relatively relaxed and medical care is cheaper.

After all, there is a medicine gang in Song District, and there are many pharmacists in the medicine gang. In addition to making medicine, these pharmacists are also skilled in medical skills.

The residents of Songqu and Zhangqu do not interact much on a regular basis.

Using Ping'an Street as a line, both sides wisely refrained from crossing it into the other's territory.

The special products of Songqu are various medicinal herbs, powders, and pills.

Zhangqu's specialties are various wild animal furs and weapons.

In the past, caravans from Chenjia Village would sell various hunting pelts in Zhangqu and purchase a batch of fine weapons to take back with them.

Now, naturally, I dare not set foot in Zhangqu again.

The two chatted for a short while before Chen Long returned.

Judging from the expression on his face, it seemed that something good had happened.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived, he gathered everyone together and announced some good news.

"The medicine guild appreciates the hard work Chenjia Village put into escorting this batch of medicinal herbs, so they have specially increased the purchase price this time."

"Then, the number of Boiling Blood Powder that our Chenjia Village exchanged this month is as many as fifty."

Upon hearing this news, the happiest people were none other than Chen Hu, Chen Ye, and other Iron Skin Realm warriors.

Normally, the entire Chenjia Village can only obtain ten portions of Boiling Blood Powder per month, which is simply not enough to distribute.

"Great! With so much Blood Boiling Powder, my chances of breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm are much greater."

Chen Hu was overjoyed.

Normally, he can only get one dose of Boiling Blood Powder per month to aid his cultivation.

Therefore, as long as he has enough Boiling Blood Powder, his cultivation will improve rapidly.

Then he will have enough time to undergo a transformation of his blood and qi and break through to the Bone Forging Realm.